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Nevenka Podgornik , Andrej Kovačič

Abstract
The discussion of social consequences of gambling includes also the influence of gambling on the occurrence of criminal activities. The start-point of the present article is based on criminological theories which explain causal-consecutive connection between crime and gambling. We performed an examination of relevant studies about the existence of correlation between gambling and crime and a comparison of statistical data about criminality in the region of Goriška with the regions where there is no gambling or it is present in a minor extent.

Keywords: gambling, criminality, region of Goriška, Slovenian regions

Nevenka Podgornik, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Faculty of Advanced Social Studies Nova Gorica. Slovenia
Andrej Kovačič, is a researcher at the Faculty for Media – Institute for Media Research.

Cite this article:
Nevenka Podgornik, Kovačič Andrej. THE INFLUENCE OF GAMBLING ON CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION OF GORIŠKA. Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences, vol.6, no.1:135-154, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12959/issn.1855-0541.IIASS-2013-no1-art08

Digital Object Identifier(DOI): http://dx.doi.org/10.12959/issn.1855-0541.IIASS-2013-no1-art08

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